2023
Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records
Lu Y, Du C, Khidir H, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz E, Curry L, Krumholz H. Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009453. PMID: 36727515, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent hypertensionElectronic health recordsBlood pressureHealth recordsPharmacologic agentsPrescribed treatmentYale New Haven Health SystemTreatment planAdditional pharmacologic agentsAntihypertensive treatment intensificationConsecutive outpatient visitsElevated blood pressurePersistence of hypertensionElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEligible patientsTreatment intensificationChart reviewHispanic patientsOutpatient visitsMean agePharmacological treatmentConventional content analysisHypertensionClinician notes
2019
Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Dharmarajan K, Ahmad T, Julien HM, Annapureddy A, Goyal A, de Lemos JA, Masoudi FA, Bhatt DL, Minges KE, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e004983. PMID: 30871375, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRacial GroupsRegistriesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProportion of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionDefect-free careHispanic patientsAMI careOlder patientsCare measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary TreatmentIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute myocardial infarction careGuideline-recommended pharmacotherapyMedicaid insurance coverageSociodemographic groupsMyocardial infarction careSafety-net statusGreatest absolute improvementComposite measureQuality of careHospital-level performanceCessation counselingEvidence-based processReperfusion therapyCardiac rehabilitationCoronary TreatmentVentricular function